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How to Win Kalista vs Twitch Counter MatchupKalista is in the b tier of champions

Kalista vs Twitch

How to Beat Twitch as Kalista in LoLKalista is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Twitch as Kalista

based on 1,334 Kalista vs Twitch matchups
Win Rate
48 %
K/D/A
2.09
Pick Rate
3.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked League of Legends rounds each and every week. In our database, Kalista fought Twitch 1334 times. Including so many matchups for Kalista versus Twitch provides us a lot of faith in our capability to provide useful data and a recommended build to obliterate your opponent. This champion matchup is fairly rare. Kalista has to counter Twitch in only 3.9% of her games.

Kalista vs Twitch Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kalista has done a poor job of beating Twitch. Typically, she wins a lowly 48.0% of games the champs fight each other in. In Kalista against Twitch rounds, Kalista’s team is 0.1% more likely to obtain first blood. This implies that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Twitch.

Best Kalista vs Twitch Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowBerserker's Greaves

Core Kalista Items

~22 Mins
Runaan's HurricaneGuinsoo's RagebladeBlade of The Ruined King

Optional Items

BloodthirsterYoumuu's GhostbladeTerminusWit's End

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kalista to level upe
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Second ability for Kalista to level upq
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Last skill for Kalista to max outw

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
DominationTaste of BloodTreasure Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Kalista's passive ability p
Kalista's q ability q
Kalista's w ability w
Kalista's e ability e
Kalista's ultimate ability r
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E
2
Q
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
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E
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Q
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Guide to Countering Twitch as Kalista

Tips for Playing as Kalista against Twitch

Rend is a valuable last hitting aid, since its cooldown resets if it kills a target.

Entering a move order once to trigger Martial Poise will not clear Kalista's basic attack target.

Due to her passive, Kalista's Move Speed is effectively increased by Attack Speed.

Advice to Win Against Twitch

Spell Shields won't block the damage from Deadly Venom, but they will block the effects Twitch can trigger with it.

If you suspect Twitch has left the lane, let your teammates know that Twitch is ''MIA.''

Twitch is fragile. Work with teammates to focus on him when you're able to catch him out of Camouflage.

Kalista vs Twitch Counter Stats

Kalista Image
Win Rate
48 %
VS
Win Rate
52 %
Twitch Image
8.3
< Kills >
8.7
7
< Deaths >
6.9
6.3
< Assists >
7.6
1.88
< Killing Sprees >
1.97
168
< Minions Killed >
143
0.38
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.46
17,446
< Physical Damage >
16,210
2,792
< Magic Damage >
3,434
498
< True Damage >
4,543
20,737
< Damage Dealt >
24,188
23,084
< Damage Taken >
21,049
12,679
< Gold Earned >
12,107
2.39
< Towers >
2.09
0.18
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
6,425
< Total Healing >
4,555
12,206
< Experience >
12,376
19
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
9
173
< Time Dealing CC >
309

How to Counter Twitch with Kalista in LoL

The stats provided here underscore several significant Kalista vs. Twitch counter statistics that may help us realize the distinctions between these two champions. As an example, Kalista’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Twitch’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Kalista may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Twitch..

Kalista often has a similar longest killing spree as her enemy does. On average, she receives a similar amount of damage to Twitch. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kalista and Twitch

Damage Types Compared

Kalista
Twitch
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kalista
Twitch

Who is Better, Kalista or Twitch?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Kalista usually loses when taking on Twitch, with a 48.0% win rate. As a result, Kalista makes a bad counter to Twitch.

While Kalista does have a lower winrate than Twitch, when facing one another, Kalista also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more difficult champion to learn. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Kalista into Twitchas her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Kalista also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Twitch. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Kalista vs Twitch matchups, Twitch is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Kalista is a bad counter for Twitch. Focus your play on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kalista against Twitch.

Other Champion Matchups Against Kalista

Kalista Loses Against

SkarnerSkarner38.2% winrateZyraZyra40.6% winrateTaricTaric41.7% winrateTeemoTeemo42.6% winrate

Kalista Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee55.3% winrateYuumiYuumi54.2% winrateJarvan IVJarvan IV54.1% winrateKha'ZixKha'Zix53.5% winrate

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Additional Information for Kalista Players

How We Calculated Our Kalista vs Twitch Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Twitch as Kalista, we analyzed 1,334 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Twitch as Kalista comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Kalista to counter Twitch during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kalista most often racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Twitch. Champs who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Kalista versus Twitch build include Runaan's Hurricane, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Kalista included at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better when facing Twitch than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Kalista had an average winrate of 48.0% battling Twitch with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Twitch as Kalista, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Taste of Blood, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes players used for Kalista vs Twitch battles, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.0% win rate overall.

If you want to see Kalista vs Twitch tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a an individual division rank, please choose one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the statistics and build suggestions given are calculated using all games with data with both champs.